In overalls



G. R. EAGER.

OVERALLS.

No.179,170. Patented June 27,1876f f WITNESSES INVEJVT R NV PETERS,PHDTO-LITHDGHAPHER. WASHINGTON. D, CA

GEORGE R. EAGER, OF NEWTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

lMPROVEiVlENT IN OVERALLS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 379.170, dated June 27,1876; application led April 12, 1876.

' Pantaloon Garments 5 and Ido hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description thereof', which will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same,reference being had to the accompanying` drawings, and to the letters otreference marked thereon, which form a part of this specication, inwhich'- Figure l represents a view, in perspective, of a pair ofoveralls to which my improvement has been applied; and Fig. 2, acrosssection of the same through the waistband, illustrating the mode ofadjusting the latter to the person of the wearer, the front being leftopen. Fig. 3 represents a detached view of a portion ot' the waistband,showing a side elevation of the clamp as applied to the latter, and themode of clamping the cord; and Fig. 4, another detail'view, being avertical section through the line .r ot' Fig. 3.

My invention relates to a new and improved mode of adjusting thewaistband ot' a blouse, overall, or other similar garment to the personof the wearer; and it consists of a clamp formed by-twoeccentrically-pivoted frictionrolls,- between which a cord or narrowthick strap is passed, the eocentricity of each of the two -rolls beingso arranged with respect to each other that while they 'allow the cordto be freely drawn through in adjusting the garment to the wearer, theywill, by the pressure ofa spring acting simultaneously on both rolls, assoon as the drag on the cord is relaxed, cause the rolls to react andclamp the cord, and thus prevent its being drawn back through themagain, thereby holding it firmly between them.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my improvement, Iwill now describe it in detail.b

In the drawings the improvement is represented as being applied to apair of overalls; but it is equally applicable to overshirts, blouses,drawers, pantaloons, or other garments provided with a hollow waistband,and a cord orstrap for adjusting it to the person ot' the wearer.

In Fig. l, A represents the body of the garment, and B the hollowwaistband, 4in which is arranged a cord, a. The hollow waistband andcord a are better represented in Fig. 3, which, for th-is purpose, isslightly enlarged. [n these Iigures the waistband is represented asbeing only hollow in the back; but it may be extended as much farther asdesired, or it may be made as much less as may be deemed sufficient togive ample room for adjustment to persons of different-sized waists, butthe first is deemed the better plan.

The cord a is fastened in any known way, at its inner end b, to thewaistband, and is then protruded through an opening, c, at the other endof the hollow of the waistband, where it is then passed between tworolls, c c', eccentrieally pivoted by means of the two legs ot' thestaple d, which are riveted to a metal plate, f, andwhich, in turn, isr-iveted to the waistband by a ri'vet, g, passing through plate f,waistband B, and, if deemed advisable, small washer h. Upon the face of'friction-roll c is secured a stud-pin, m, and on roll e a similar stud,m. To these two pins are secured the two ends of a curved or bentspring, the tendency of the pressure ofthe spring being such as to forcethe eccentric portion of the rolls, through'their stud-pins m m',around, so as to clamp the cord between them. One or both oftheeccentric rolls are furnished with a small crank-lever, L, by which torelease the pressure on the cord when it is desired to loosen thelatter, which, when let loose again by the action ofthe spring, will Hyaround again and rcclamp the cord. Or, instead ot fastening both ends ofthe springt to the stud-pins, but one end may be fastened, and the otherend simply curved, so as to pass around the other and bear againstanother stud-pin, o, which is arranged slightly in advance of the stud,around which the loose end of the spring is passed.

This plan is illustrated in Fig. 8, in which roll m carries theadditional stud o, andtheroll m the crank-lever. This arrangement givesa greater leverage or power to the spring z' ou roll e.

The lower side face of the rolls e e may, at their rear side, beslightly flattened, and two stop-studs, u u', beseoured to platef, toarrest the backward throw ofthe rolls, and these may be suiieientlyprolonged to form a back support for the bent spring i; or they may beso arranged as to be used for the latter purpose alone, and thusindirectly stop, through the spring, the back throw ot' the rolls.

The rolls e e may either be made with a plain straight periphery orgrooved, as shown in Fig. 4. I/Vhere a oord is used for adjusting thewaistband, the latter form is preferred; but where a narrow thick strapis usedthe plain periphery might be better.

Instead of a spring to force the rolls to clamp, two small pinions ofequal 'diameter might be used, there being one formed on each eccentricroll, and geared together, the party adjusting the garment turning asmall cranklever ou one of the rolls. like that shown at V, Fig. 3, tomake them take hold, the drag of the oord completing the tighteningoperation.

Havingdeseribed myinvention, what I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Iat- GEORGE R. EAGER.

Witnesses: i

CIL/ls. A. OHENY, FRED. H. MATTHEWS.

